6.11.2024

Samuel Shabazz Dodges Missed Calls On “1800 CALL SAM”

The Babyface Ray Signee Shares A Bouncy New Single Ahead Of His Upcoming PLANE BOY Album

The Single:

Cementing his status as one of Detroit’s most talented lyricists, Samuel Shabazz is poised to emerge as the next Motown voice to capture the attention of the mainstream. With the support of Babyface Ray’s Wavy Gang label behind him, he shares “1800 CALL SAM,” his new single. Over buzzy synths and pounding 808s, Sam dives into his bag of flexes on the single, proving why he is a step above the rest: “Every month March Madness, ballin’ change the brackets / I know how they change on you, they can’t know I got it / They can smell the money, b*tch, I’m back in action.” The track ends with a voicemail outro, switching up the beat as Sam’s girl questions if fame has changed him: “Plane boy, why you play games with me / Clearly I want you, why you do me like that.”

“1800 CALL SAM” arrives shortly after Samuel Shabazz announced his upcoming album PLANE BOY, coming June 21st via Wavy Gang/EMPIRE. Along with the album announcement, Sam shared the project’s first single “FOR YOU,” a lovestruck anthem.

PLANE BOY will be Samuel Shabazz’s latest step in journey to the top of Detroit’s rap game. Growing up in Detroit’s Westside, he was introduced to music by his father, Uncle Sam, an R&B artist signed to Boyz II Men’s label during the 1990s. Starting to rap, write, and produce amidst a restlessly creative childhood, filled with trips to the studio with his dad, he later began recording during stints in Atlanta and California, while earning a Bachelor’s degree in Recording Arts. In 2014, while returning to Deroit, Samuel met Babyface Ray through a mutual friend. The two artists bonded as brothers and began collaborating on music. Their chemistry is evident in Product Of My Environment, their 2019 collab album, which includes the hit track “Hall Of Fame” ft. Veeze (9M YT views). The track pushed Samuel onto new radars and made him a sought-out Detroit collaborator. He began to break beyond the city with 2021’s From Me To You and 2022’s Not A Fan. Last year, he released the introspective I Changed My Mind, which marks a shift in direction and Samuel’s reframed attitude about his career. The project earned Samuel’s most buzz yet in Detroit, and includes Samuel’s most streamed song to date “Dotted Line” ft. Veeze (1.5M YT views).

Now with PLANE BOY on the way, the Detroit hero is ready to soar to new heights.

Stream “1800 CALL SAM”: https://music.empi.re/1800callsam

Pre-save PLANE BOY: https://music.empi.re/planeboy

Learn More About Samuel Shabazz by watching this recent vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R49wfKb6IjM

PLANE BOY Tracklist:

1. CUDDY
2. 1800 CALL SAM
3. SAY YES
4. DAXTON
5. GREEKTOWN
6. FOR YOU
7. PLANEBOY PINK
8. TURN YOU UP
9. MY BBY
10. EXCUSE
11. IMA THROW THIS MONEY
12. HAVIN PROBLEMS
13. ALL OF THIS LOVE
14. DIARY OF A YOUNG BLACK SLAYER
15. SOUL TIES
16. PULL ME BACK
17. LIFE GETS HARD
18. NEVER FRIENDLY

Credit: @Byderekb

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“1800 CALL SAM”: https://music.empi.re/1800callsam

Pre-save PLANE BOY: https://music.empi.re/planeboy

“FOR YOU”: https://music.empi.re/foryousam / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2g6TnAq_0Y